Finally some journalism that doesn't descend into revisionist sycophancy:
"His victory was achieved with just a 34 percent share of the vote."
"Labour’s relatively limited popularity after the 2024 vote began to plunge quickly"
“Starmer’s governing project was to turn the Labour Party into the new Conservative Party,”
"...choosing Peter Mandelson, a man who had twice been fired from other Labour governments on ethical concerns"
“misunderstood...the need for bold economic reform”.
‘No sense of direction’: The downfall of decent but despised Keir Starmer
[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/decent-but-despised-the-downfall-of-keir-starmer?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/22/decent-but-despised-the-downfall-of-keir-starmer?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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